England girls’s captain Heather Knight has been reprimanded and issued a suspended 1,000 kilos ($1,334) fantastic after she admitted to a cost over a 2012 social media publish, England’s Cricket Regulator mentioned on Monday.
Knight was pictured in blackface in a social media publish in 2012 when she attended a elaborate gown social gathering at a cricket membership in Kent.
The picture was deemed offensive and in breach of ECB directive 3.3, about “acts or omission prejudicial to the pursuits of cricket or which can carry cricket/cricketers into disrepute”.
The report by the Cricket Self-discipline Fee (CDC), nonetheless, said that Knight had “no racist or discriminatory intent”.
Knight, who was 21 on the time of the incident, apologised for her naivety and mentioned there was no malice behind the incident.
“I’m really sorry for the error I made in 2012,” Knight mentioned in an announcement issued by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB).
“It was improper, and I’ve lengthy regretted it. Again then, I merely was not as educated as to the implications and penalties of my actions as I’ve turn into since. There was no ill-intent meant.
“Whereas I can’t change the previous, I’m passionate and dedicated to utilizing my platform to advertise inclusivity throughout the sport, making certain under-represented teams are afforded the identical alternatives and fulfilment throughout the recreation as I’ve.”
The 33-year-old was appointed England captain in 2016 and can lead the workforce within the upcoming girls’s T20 World Cup, beginning on Oct. 3 within the United Arab Emirates.